Otternes

The open air museum Otternes located in the Norwegian province of Sogn og Fjordane in the municipality of Aurland. There it lies between the towns of Aurlandsvangen and Flåm on the east side of the Aurlandsfjord. The museum consists of 27 farmhouses obtained in situ.

History

The oldest traces of settlement can be from about 300 AD. prove. The place has been inhabited continuously for over 400 years and was first mentioned in writing in 1522. Otternes originally consisted of four courtyards: Tomas Garden, Guttormgarden, Oddagarden and Anders Garden. On these there were about 30 people. All the houses of the farm had their own function. In addition to the houses, barns and stables one in her retirement home, a storehouse, which was used for storage of food, and a bakery are obtained. The oldest surviving building, and Guttormstova Eilertstova were built in about 1700. Around 1860 Otternes received one last outbuildings, the only thing that involved several functions. The two remaining farms were traditionally farmed until 1970. Otternes operating mainly agriculture, but the fjord and on the slope behind the farm were also hayfields. The land reform of 1860 was not applied in Otternes and so the shape of the strip fields could get to 1987. In Otternes hardly modernizations were performed after the war and so many buildings such as the 18th century work. In addition, the cultural landscape of hills, fountains, walls and stairs is intact.

In 1989 Otternes has been transformed into a working museum, since 1996 Otternes is uninhabited. Due to its historic appearance, it was selected for several film productions as a filming location.

In 2001 Otternes was taken over by the Aurland og natural Kulturarv BA ( ANKA ) and since then by Laila Kvellestad along with Ruth Sylvi as a private company run as agricultural museum and center for ancient craft. Traditional techniques such as spinning, weaving, yarn dyeing, baking, brewing beer are in the summer months paraded through and in him.

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